Skip to content
UK Property Looker

3 Compton Road, Colchester, CO4 0BG

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Compton Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

3 Compton Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colchester (CO4 0BG). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£326/sq ft) was about 105% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2023 for £277,500.

Before you offer

Know exactly what you're buying at 3 Compton Road

Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.

£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers

Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Compton Road, Colchester, CO4 0BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Compton Road has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 3 Compton Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£300,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2023)

£277,500

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 October 2023Most recent

    £277,500

    +67.2%over 15 years

  2. 18 February 2008

    £166,000

    +86.5%over 5 years

  3. 22 March 2002

    £89,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in CO4 0BG: £147,000 (2020–2005).

Before you offer

Everything we know about 3 Compton Road, in one report

What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.

  • Am I paying too much?
  • Is something wrong with it?
  • Is the agent's story true?
  • Will it hold its value?
£14.99
Trusted by UK homebuyers
Preview of the full property report
On the street

Versus other Compton Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 3 Compton Road runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

65 (D)

Street avg 73 (C)

On par

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 82 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 2.8 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£315k

1 Clay Lane Grove

CO4 0HH

3 bed1 bath
£335k

1 Chalfont Road

CO4 0NT

3 bed1 bath
£358k

1 Edison Gardens

CO4 0AJ

3 bed1 bath
£250k

1 Acorn Close

CO4 0HY

3 bed
£360k

1 Gilderdale Close

CO4 0NL

3 bed1 bath
£409k

1 Arden Close

CO4 0JP

3 bed1 bath
£357k

1 Broad Oaks Park

CO4 0JX

2 bed2 bath
£438k

1 Glentress Close

CO4 0NZ

4 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Colchester district page.
Full Colchester report

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Orchard Gardens — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Willow Brook Primary School and Nursery. 28 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around CO4 0BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for CO4 0BG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for CO4 0BG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 3 Compton Road, Colchester, CO4 0BG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.